Ellen Larkin is entering her 2nd full season as an Assistant Coach for the University of Northwestern Softball team in 2025. Larkin graduated from Northwestern in 2017.
Coach Larkin began her coaching career after making a strong impact as a player for the Eagles. Larkin was the starting catcher at UNW for four seasons and was a co-captain for three seasons. Larkin was named UMAC All-Conference Honorable Mention and NCCAA All-Region in her career, and served for two years as the SAAC Chair at Northwestern.
Prior to coaching at UNW, Larkin coached youth softball in Rochester, Minnesota and youth and club volleyball in Chaska, Minnesota.